Grade 1/2 Experiences at Rosser Elementary
As part of our Social Studies unit we have been exploring our sense of self. Students created these wonderful word and picture maps that depict themselves and things that are important to them.
They worked very thoughtfully and put in a great effort to ensure a very fine finished product! Here they are individually:
These are mounted on the bulletin board at the back of our classroom.
In our series of ongoing lessons on colour theory (primary, secondary, tertiary), yesterday we experimented with complementary colours. Students learned that colours which are opposite each other on the colour wheel are called ‘complementary’.
We read the story, “Hello, Red Fox”, by Eric Carle. In this story the animals are created with the complementary colour of how they are normally seen. Students stared at the picture for ten to twelve seconds and then looked at the blank white page opposite. After three or four seconds an image of the animal appeared in the opposite colour.
Students created a very simplistic picture on one half of a white piece of paper. These were coloured in solidly with felt markers in the opposite colour that we normally think of them. In essence, students created their own page of the story book.
These are on the small bulletin board by the Office. Check them out if you are in the school.
Students enjoyed a sample of a Fall classic – pumpkin pie 🎃
After discussing Thanksgiving, and all that it means, we brainstormed things that we are thankful for. Students worked in partnerships to create these lovely thoughts.
I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend!!
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🦃
What a wonderful day we had today!!
The weather was great; the kids were fairly well behaved; and everything went quite well. I feel that students really enjoyed themselves. Thanks to our lovely moms who came along to help us🥰
We wrapped up our unit on Nutrition with a small group collage project. Students worked in groups of four or five to cut pictures from grocery flyers to represent the foods in their category. These were glued onto chart paper and are seen below:
As part of our ongoing study of colour theory, students experimented with using two secondary colours (orange and green) to create tertiary colours in their Fall pictures.
It took a bit of practise but most students were able to blend the two secondary colours to create the effect of tree leaves gradually changing colours in the Autumn 🍃🍂🍁🎃
After reading The Lorax, we brainstormed ideas that the Once-ler should have done to protect the environment and nature. Devastation happened to the area because of the Once-ler’s greed. Students then chose one of our ideas, or wrote one of their own. These were written onto Truffula tree templates. All of these can now be seen on the bulletin board in the hallway,
Through our discussions around Orange Shirt Day, and learning about residential schools, students created their own personalized t-shirts. These were meant to depict themselves and things that are important to them.
As part of our unit on Dr. Seuss we looked at a variety of real turtle shells online. Students then created and designed their own turtle shells (top and bottom) out of paper plates. These turtles are now gracing our bulletin board in our classroom.